2020s

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE ROYAL HOTEL
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE ROYAL HOTEL

The Royal Hotel is at times a tense and engaging thriller with poignant performances, but sometimes its message feels muddled.

TIFF 2023: Finestkind: A Well-Intentioned but Sadly Shallow Thriller
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FINESTKIND: A Well-Intentioned But Sadly Shallow Thriller

Helgeland writes and directs Finestkind with all the right intentions, but it ultimately feels shallow.

PUPPY LOVE: Needs A Forever Home
PUPPY LOVE: Needs A Forever Home

What better way to infuse a rom-com than with the unconditional and irresistible love of dogs? That’s what Puppy Love seeks to do.

GRAN TURISMO: A Decently-Built Racing Drama
GRAN TURISMO: A Decently Built Racing Drama

There’s a lot of hard work under the hood of Gran Turismo that narrowly crosses the finish line of a compelling racing film.

The 10 Best Film Scores Of 2022
The 10 Best Film Scores Of 2022

In a packed year for the movies, the film scores of 2022 are equally plentiful. Here are the best film scores of the year, ranked.

COBWEB: A Surprising Horror Gem

If you like horror or mystery or just like to be kept guessing, then this is a movie that you’re going to need to see.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW

At this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Sean Fallon reviews Hello Dankness, Biosphere and Art Talent Show!

TRADER: The Thrill Of The Transaction
TRADER: The Thrill Of The Transaction

A carefully curated experience, Trader is visceral. 

HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs
HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs

While Haunting of the Queen Mary may struggle to find its sea legs, it culminates into an epic voyage of terror and twists.

BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By
BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By

Before, Now & Then is a film that dares to ask this question and forces us to wrestle with the painful truth at the core of the answer.

BLUE BEETLE: A Surprisingly Endearing Superhero Origin Story
BLUE BEETLE: A Surprisingly Endearing Superhero Origin Story

With an emotional family-focused core and some unique visual flourishes, Blue Beetle is surpisingly memorable.

KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More
KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More

King Coal is a rare work of art that manages to look forward precisely by looking backward.

STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!
STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!

Strays is a mess of limited ideas, mined from the inebriated story idea, “What if a typical dog movie had more profanity and poop?”.

SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth
SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth

Unspooled like a true crime tale, Satan Wants You writes an origin story for this salacious, sensationalist phenomenon.

I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema
I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema

I Like Movies manages to strum all the right cords in a truly unique celebration of cinema itself.